Paris Peace Talks Deteriorate Into Verbal Battle
The Vietnam talks in Paris collapsed into sharp recriminations as both sides denounced the other's peace proposals. Lodge urged inclusion of Saigon and demanded a North Vietnamese withdrawal timetable while Ha Van Lau rejected mutual troop pullbacks as ridiculous. Xuan Thuy’s absence left observers doubtful of progress.
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Paris
UPI
Vietnam
Henry Cabot Lodge
Hanoi
Ha van Lau
Lodge
Nixon
South Vietnam
Xuan Thuy
North Vietnam
Saigon
Thuy
U.S
Republic of
South
Republic of Vietnam
National Liberation Front
Lau
Head Start Classes Here To Expand to Year-Round
Governor Deane C. Davis and state commissioners visited Bennington as the day’s events shifted from ceremony to policy. Education Commissioner Harvey B. Scribner and Welfare Commissioner John J. Wackerman met with local officials to outline plans for expanding Head Start into year-round sessions and extending services across the region.
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Vermont
Harvey B. Scribner
John J. Wackerman
Davis Pledges Relief for Land Tax Inequity
Gov. Deane C. Davis outlined land tax relief as a top priority after a southern Vermont tour. He cited rising land values near border towns and discussed a possible pilot housing project with Laird Properties of New York City in Moretown. He floated a plan to tax break landowners who keep property undeveloped and to levy back taxes on stalled developments, while noting enforcement and opposition concerns. The visit also spurred a year round Head Start program in Bennington and Rutland counties, with a $140,000 funding request and coordination with local schools.
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UPI
Deane C. Davis
State House
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Rutland
Bennington
Brattleboro
Davis
Laird Properties
New York City
Moretown
Ward Lumber Co
Waterbury
Laird
Wilmington
Lawrence Wright
Daniel J. Holland
Bennington - Rutland
Catherine C. Corcoran
Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union
George A. Sleeman
Aiken
Easton
Congress
Atomic Energy Commission
Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
Inside the Los Angeles election lash effects
An editorial on page 4 examines back lash implications in the city election. Columnist Russell Baker argues that the rich prosper through access to lawyers. Page 4. The New England Federation of Humane Societies holds its annual convention in Manchester with Bennington County Society hosting on page 8. Saratoga Performing Arts Center outlines its summer events on page 8.
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Los Angeles
New England Federation of Humane Societies
Manchester
Bennington County Society
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Senate ABM debate tests Senate unity and fate
Senate Democratic leader Mike Mansfield urged hope for a compromise on antiballistic missile deployment as the battle splits the chamber. Senator Albert Gore argued compromise is not victory and campaigns for a decisive win. Administration polls hint at a narrow path to approval, while some propose a limited deployment with no land acquisitions.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Gore
ABM
Senate
UPI
Mansfield
Balloon launch to publicize nuclear hazards at Easton site
The Bennington area Committee for Survival will launch about 1500 helium balloons at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Easton NY site of a former Niagara Mohawk reactor, now eyed for a fast breeder. Life magazine and TV Channel 10 Albany plan coverage. Channel 6 Schenectady may film. A caravan leaves Mt. Anthony High School at 1 p.m. for Easton. leaflets warn the balloons may shed radioactive particles.
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Committee For Survival
Life Magazine
Easton
N.Y
Niagara-Mohawk Power Co
Bennington
Mittee
Barbara
Greg Willet
TV Channel 10
Albany
Channel 6
Schenectady
Mt. Anthony Union High School
North Hoosick
Schaghticoke
Wright Road
Hudson River
Bennington Free Library
Bennington County
U.S. Sons
George D. Aiken
Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
Winston L. Prouty
Robert T. Stafford
U.S
William H. Meyer
Rupert
Laina Gerrish
North Bennington
Sen. Aiken
Meaning of Memorial Day across eras and duties
The piece reflects on Memorial Day as the start of summer rituals like cookouts and vacations while noting the solemn aim to honor fallen soldiers. It recalls Decoration Day origins post Civil War and Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address urging completion of the unfinished work of national unity.
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Encyclopaedia Brittanica
Lincoln
Gettysburg
Memorial Day Observance in Bennington Vermont
A parade begins at 10:30 a.m. Friday followed by ceremonies at the Vermont Soldiers Home cemetery to honor war dead. Vietnam veteran Thomas A. Cushman will speak, with Selectman Joseph Higgins presiding for Village President Henry Mallory.
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Vermont Soldiers’ Home Cemetery
Bennington
Thomas A. Cushman
Joseph Higgins
Henry Mallory
Melvin R. McGaughey
Sharon Brittingham
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Veterans’ Memorial Park
South Street
Putnam Bridge
National Guard
Heavy Holiday Death Toll Seen
The National Safety Council estimates 550 to 650 people will die on U S highways during the Memorial Day weekend from 6 p m Thursday to midnight Sunday. The four day period is one day longer than last year when 628 died and 625 to 725 had been forecast. A council spokesman called the figure an estimate based on past experience.
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Chicago
UPS
National Safety Council
Safety Council
Rocky Signs Bill Prohibiting Dam on Upper Hudson
Governor Rockefeller signed a law banning the Gooley Dam in the Adirondacks after a long fight by conservationists and local residents. The measure prevents construction of the dam and any future dams, aiming to preserve the area’s wild character and natural state.
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Upper
Hudson
Albany
N.Y
Hudson River
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Gooley Dam
Adirondacks
State Water Resources Commission
New York City
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Russell Baker
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White House
Life
NASA
Gay Pauley
New York
Suburbia
Ing
Mt. Anthony Junior High School
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